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is it possible to root the SGSII without flashing the kernel?

Nope Sorry.

Janek566 said:
Nope Sorry.
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ok
then is it possible to unlock for free without root?
I just got a new SGSII and I don't want to have a big yellow exclamation mark my current one has

Then buy a £2 MicroUSB "jig" from eBay - that will clear it.

what do you mean "unlock without root?"
also there is a solution to exclamation mark if you flash custom kernels.

viper98 said:
ok
then is it possible to unlock for free without root?
I just got a new SGSII and I don't want to have a big yellow exclamation mark my current one has
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No you need root.
Flash CF root, then flash back your stock kernel, you will still have root but without the yellow warning triangle.

veyka said:
No you need root.
Flash CF root, then flash back your stock kernel, you will still have root but without the yellow warning triangle.
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how to I backup my stock kernel?

No need to, just make a note of what kernel you're using, then download it from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

1. It is not possible to root without flashing kernal
But you can update firmware to newest one via ODIN
2. You can unlock without rooting... Its called paying for the unlock code
Free is only through rooting
3. And why have you got another one if you already have a SGS2 ??????
Is that you are hooked on to rooting and bricking

tfn said:
1. It is not possible to root without flashing kernal
But you can update firmware to newest one via ODIN
2. You can unlock without rooting... Its called paying for the unlock code
Free is only through rooting
3. And why have you got another one if you already have a SGS2 ??????
Is that you are hooked on to rooting and bricking
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The screen was driving me crazy
the blue tint on it was so bad at off angle viewing
this one is much MUCH better
check out the difference
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I consider myself to be a bit of a videophile so having this was just eating away at my soul

You do know that updates fixed a bunch of colour temp issues right?

seshmaru said:
You do know that updates fixed a bunch of colour temp issues right?
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this isn't a color temp issue
it's the coating on the screen

ok so I flashed XKWDD_insecure through Odin
that went fine
but now when I'm trying to root with super 1 click it keeps locking up at step #5
anyone know what's going wrong?

Just flash CF-Root kernel and you're done.
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If you gotten a new SGS2, should that not have come with the latest firmware version of that phone, in such a case, would rooting with CF-root not be better?

MS. said:
Just flash CF-Root kernel and you're done.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14283383&postcount=3
how do I know which file to get?

viper98 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14283383&postcount=3
how do I know which file to get?
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go to applications > settings > phone information
and note down the kernel version. (look at the KE, KF1/2/3 etc)
and compare that to the ones in that topic. Pick the one that is like it, or almost like it.
Here is the full Thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

Syrellaris said:
go to applications > settings > phone information
and note down the kernel version.
and compare that to the ones in that topic. Pick the one that is like it, or almost like it.
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but since I've already changed the kernel thru odin wont that information already be skewed?

Well if you didn't note down your stock kernel and flashed a completely different one into it, then you have a problem. Im still very much new to android systems and XDA. (i registed today, but I lurked and read and researched for several days)
But, I think you can just grab one of the latest ones but I think some more experienced users here can give you a better answer on that matter.

Syrellaris said:
Well if you didn't note down your stock kernel and flashed a completely different one into it, then you have a problem. Im still very much new to android systems and XDA. (i registed today, but I lurked and read and researched for several days)
But, I think you can just grab one of the latest ones but I think some more experienced users here can give you a better answer on that matter.
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heh I think I got it working
thanks for the help guys
I just downloaded the first file on the list
flashed it and it gave me superuser access
then I got Galaxy_S Unlock and it successfully unlocked my phone

[i9308][FULL_SERVICE_LEAK_FIRMWARE]

thank to:
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I9308ZMALEA_I9308CHMALEA_I9308ZMALEA
PDA - I9308ZMALEA
CSC - I9308CHMALEA
MODEM -I9308ZMALEA
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How to flash - on the screens
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RESERV

What is that ?
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2

It's the Chinese firmware. No thanks.

m3dd0g said:
what is that ?
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exclusive

as i9000 said:
exclusive
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I've been trying to download that file for some time now, it always hangs... would you mind uploading it somewhere else? Thanks OP.

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Awesome thanks for the param file see if u can change the boot logo with cyanogenmod ...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

Link is dead. Anyway to get this re-uploaded? Thanks in advance.

JusDigital said:
Link is dead. Anyway to get this re-uploaded? Thanks in advance.
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Probably a sammobile.com firmware .
jje

This is not for i9300 but for i9308 which is a chinese variant as far as i know from googling, also found that i9308's stock roms are bloated to death with chinese apps and such. Simply just dont flash this as its for the china variant and bloated to hell.

I've come across a China Mobile I9308, and I have the Asian/Chinese firmware on it and firstly, removing the bloatware takes 3minutes (quick root flash via Odin, install Root Uninstaller App and remove all stock/bloatware apps). Secondly, to install Google Play Store (which took me hours to figure out), you need to install a "gapps(something or other. I can't recall).zip. Only problem I've run into is getting 4G to run after flashing it to AT&T. And last but not least, I think this is definitely not the Chinese Firmware. The Chinese firmware can be found in samsung's website and the file has a different name.
Post from °|> Custom Droid DNA HTC6435LVW <|°

JusDigital said:
Link is dead. Anyway to get this re-uploaded? Thanks in advance.
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OK uploading...............

as i9000 said:
OK uploading...............
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---DONE---

Latest ROM
I have a i9308 and any of the newer release of the "official firmware' messed up my start up and made it loop...
I installed this using Heimdall skipped the bootloader as it seems to fail in both odin and Heimdall on hardware build 6.00
I found the newest official rom bbs dot anzhi dot com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6344702 ... sorry not enough posts to send out side links ... i under stand.
everything else worked fine.... after this and i was able to back and do the usual install of CWM ..... which failed using Heimdall ... again on the bootloader .... so using Odin it worked ... i used virtual box and Windows 7 ... with the latest Samsung drivers ....i had to create a specific interface for the Samsung in virtual box so the i9308 would mount with out conflict in windows .... i was then able to install CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4 ...
Once rooted i started looking for a way to install google play and all the google services.
i installed this ROM anzhi_karben_samsung_i9308_V1.0 which had the google drivers i needed and was not full of to much other crap and worked well in english ... i found this here bbs dot anzhi dot com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6198323 i used my Wiebo account to do this and was then able to download.
I got the google pack ..... well one that worked and after i checked everything did not have any malicious scripts that i could find ... bbs dot anzhi dot com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5401203 ... the zip file was gapps-ics-20120429-signed-4.0.4
i hope this helps some people Heimdall took a little after i figured out how to do this.... it was easy ... i have wiped it out a few times i nthe last week and tried different ROMs from the various Chinese boards ...some made very odd requests for SU access here and there ...i generally removed them after trying to find the offending script .... as i said so far the ones i am using have been pretty safe with little to no issues. I did go in and remove a lot of the preloaded China Mobile wares ...so far the phone is great ... i do fid the wifi signal sucks....
My first android i rooted myself ...see what happens after a drunk night in a taxi in Beijing and you lose your iPhone.... having fun.

A.S._id said:
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expired
upload again ...
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PurgatoryICSAndroid_4.0.4

I just found this ICS rom, and it seems as good as all others found here.
So far, it suffer from the same wifi battery problem. With wifi on, the battery last 7h 55m.
It has several languages installed, and I am using portuguese.
Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?30u4e55824rodgs
You can find the forum that I found here: http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...tp://forum.donanimhaber.com/m_71249706/tm.htm
I didn't like the launcher that comes with it, so I install this one ( TouchWiz SGS3 for all device ) and it is working fine:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667854
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Someone please test this ROM and tell what is the good and bad stuff this one gots

I tried so far, gps, bluetooth, wifi, and everything is working fine.
I am using it since yesterday and no reboot yet.

Thanks very very very good jobs
u8800 forum runner

How's the Wi-Fi on off toggle problem? Does it still reboot when we turn on the toggle?
Do I need to make memory repartition?
powered by Aurora V5 U20

low-res bikini image! still hot though

Unicorn9x said:
low-res bikini image! still hot though
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Looking at the system picture: this kernel looks a bit older than the kernel of JokerRom (gc95 vs. gc98).

Januh said:
Someone please test this ROM and tell what is the good and bad stuff this one gots
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Why don't you do it and then tell us

Djuganight said:
Why don't you do it and then tell us
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Because iam testing other ROM at the moment

iikbgsdw said:
How's the Wi-Fi on off toggle problem? Does it still reboot when we turn on the toggle?
Do I need to make memory repartition?
powered by Aurora V5 U20
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I don't have any reboot problem.
Unicorn9x said:
low-res bikini image! still hot though
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My wife! I know it is a low-res, but I like this photo.
Jailhouse said:
Looking at the system picture: this kernel looks a bit older than the kernel of JokerRom (gc95 vs. gc98).
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Where do you see gc95? I look at the same picture and I see 3.0.0-perf-g56a57e8-dirty

Where do you see gc95? I look at the same picture and I see 3.0.0-perf-g56a57e8-dirty[/QUOTE]
strange, must be a typo on my side. I don't use Karma right now, so I can't check anymore. Mainreason for not usig is I didn't like the icon-set. I had also a feeling that reconnecting is a bit slower than my aurora version.

Is this ROM ok for daily use?
Is it based on Aurora?
Sent from my U8800 using Tapatalk 2

j0a0 said:
Is this ROM ok for daily use?
Is it based on Aurora?
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1. I consider it stable for daily use. No reboots, no FC, everything is working (at my phone at least): wifi, mail, gps, etc.
2. Dunno how to find out.

Hi,
I discover, in the forum posted in the first thread, a link to the autor's blog (I think!??) http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...3/01/huawei-ideos-x5-u8800-purgatory-rom.html and in the blog are a diferent link to the ROM, maybe new version, not sure! (http://www.mediafire.com/?92n9d3b6kh9dt48)
Even with the translator is difficult to me to understand Turkish and information about this ROM is too low!
Is it possible without install the ROM know which one is the newest?
EDIT: The files inside the .zip in the ICS.zip (this one) are newest so i presume that this one is a new version! But i do not know if it is stab!le or not

j0a0 said:
Hi,
I discover, in the forum posted in the first thread, a link to the autor's blog (I think!??) http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...3/01/huawei-ideos-x5-u8800-purgatory-rom.html and in the blog are a diferent link to the ROM, maybe new version, not sure! (http://www.mediafire.com/?92n9d3b6kh9dt48)
Even with the translator is difficult to me to understand Turkish and information about this ROM is too low!
Is it possible without install the ROM know which one is the newest?
EDIT: The files inside the .zip in the ICS.zip (this one) are newest so i presume that this one is a new version! But i do not know if it is stab!le or not
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it is only aurora with next launcher

It's aurora version 4 with a lot modification themes.

Sorry for the interruption. I cleaned up the thread and removed a lot of off topic posts. It is often permissible for there to be a little bit of off topic chatter in a Development thread, but there shouldn't be 2 pages of it. It is especially important to get back on topic when the OP requests it - and he did!

Great ROM

Sprint GS5 Lollipop

As I'm sure you guys know... Lollipop is OFFICIALLY dropping tomorrow 2/5/15 for our Sprint S5 in the form of an OTA. Post here about what you notice and what not... Also if someone could grab the OTA zip so others can upgrade easy.
Lollipop is here!! Discuss...

Downloading the update now... weighing in at 898.44MB. I'm in Sacramento, CA

Jay5583 said:
Downloading the update now... weighing in at 898.44MB. I'm in Sacramento, CA
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Can you please pull the update zip??

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Can you please pull the update zip??
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How do I do that if I have already hit the download now button? it just finished downloading.

Jay5583 said:
How do I do that if I have already hit the download now button? it just finished downloading.
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Idk quite honestly lol... maybe one of the experts can chime in @rompnit @tdunham @garwynn

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JoeFCaputo113 said:
Idk quite honestly lol... maybe one of the experts can chime in @rompnit @tdunham @garwynn
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I'm not entirely sure but I believe it should be downloaded into your /cache folder, you should be able to pull the zip from there.

Also downloading the updates right now. Downloading in San Diego.

Jay5583 said:
How do I do that if I have already hit the download now button? it just finished downloading.
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No worries. If you missed it should be available tomorrow morning by another route.
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garwynn said:
No worries. If you missed it should be available tomorrow morning by another route.
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Sorry for letting you guys down. I tried checking before i hit install...couldn't find the link on the logcat

Manually checked for updates and it's downloading now

boost mobile download rigth now
read this http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1r1n5z/psa_do_not_clear_data_for_google_service_framework/cdiymrp Do not clear data for Google Service Framework
Here’s how ota Google typically operates:
Rollouts are conducted in phases. Typically they start at 1% of devices for around 24 – 48 hours; we watch the return rates and resulting device checkins and error reports (if any), and make sure nothing looks wrong before sending it to more. Then typically it goes to 25%, 50%, 100% over the course of a week or two.
What the percentages mean is that when your device checks in, it has a 1% chance (for example) of being offered the OTA. If it doesn’t (randomly) get an offer, it will never get an offer until the next batch.
IOW, once your device checks in and gets turned down, that’s it until the next batch. Mashing on the “check for updates” button just causes your device to check in again, and get automatically turned down again. Think about how that makes your device feel! WON’T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE PHONES?!
That said, once the new batch does start, hitting that button does give you a new roll of the dice — but once. Since devices usually only check in for system updates every 24 hours (I think? Certainly on a many-hours basis) this can get you your shot sooner than it would happen on its own.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/11/17/nexus-android-lollipop-release/

i recommend do a backup in the pc if you don't have one do it in the phone samsung backup and force the phone sync to google . i have do a restore because my touchwiz go in stop error and google play services error then i do it now the phone more fast responsive

The OTA made it to my wife's phone this morning, but I need to clear up some data space for her. Besides, the 10-30min window for the installation time is scary. We have to go to work, and I'm the tech junkie. Not her...
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i deleted all stuff i don't need do a backup install then factory reset and restore

OTA Snatcher
Here ya go... https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ate&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lWHTVO2YBoWnyATd4YCIBQ

When you guys do get it, if you keep getting a notification about Google play services needing something, go to app info and uninstall updates. That clears it right up

I would be interested in the OTA update also as I have rooted using CF-Auto-Root and it tripped the knox counter. When I try to update, it says that my my operating system has been modified in an unauthorized way. I am hoping I can install via the OTA. I have tied Kies 3 but it keeps crashing soon after I launch the program

Took OTA. First thing I've noticed is that lag has been eliminated from the recent apps menu.

Phone is noticeably smoother

galaxy s6 edge: Recieves lollipop 5.1.1 update

Atlast galaxy s6 edge receives lollipop 5.1.1 update ...as per sammobile this includes many changes and boosts.

Tmobile variant here.
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Let us know the change log

Waiting for international device phe csc

Soo... Night clock not fixed and ram management not fixed.
And.. I didn't get a ss of change log.

Oliv3 said:
Soo... Night clock not fixed and ram management not fixed.
And.. I didn't get a ss of change log.
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so useless update then? at least better battery life?

avatar_ro said:
so useless update then? at least better battery life?
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Atleast we get to remove S finder and quick connect from notification, that worked flawless for me.
And only time will tell with battery life.

Oliv3 said:
Atleast we get to remove S finder and quick connect from notification, that worked flawless for me.
And only time will tell with battery life.
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Thank you for the reply, but how come your update has ~650MB when the reported update should have 1.4Gb.
The over-the-air update is reportedly rolling out as we speak to the carrier's Samsung flagships, and comes at the hearty 1.4 GB size.

Oliv3 said:
Soo... Night clock not fixed and ram management not fixed.
And.. I didn't get a ss of change log.
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S6 925F I had the same problems as yours, I just reflashed BTU AOE3 throgh odin.
After flashing it everything fixed except the multitasking.

avatar_ro said:
Thank you for the reply, but how come your update has ~650MB when the reported update should have 1.4Gb.
The over-the-air update is reportedly rolling out as we speak to the carrier's Samsung flagships, and comes at the hearty 1.4 GB size.
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Idk maybe I got jipped, because that's how I feel after this update.

Oliv3 said:
Idk maybe I got jipped, because that's how I feel after this update.
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ahhahaah )))))))))))))))

Hope EU get this asap
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

It's only for t mobile so far and it's less than 1gb. ... confirmed
Sent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk

Let us know the change log

If i installed it from sammobile since i cannot update it from my phone becuase my phone is rooted
can i flash the stock rom using flashfire or twrp or should i do it using odin

Cyberz22 said:
Hope EU get this asap
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Europe will get it at the end of June, so stop spamming that "software update button" )

Soo... My phone is dead when I woke up this morning. Won't turn on, led notification stuck on a solid red. I can't power it off or hard reset. Not Good.....

Oliv3 said:
Soo... My phone is dead when I woke up this morning. Won't turn on, led notification stuck on a solid red. I can't power it off or hard reset. Not Good.....
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Lol WUT

wtffff....what did you do??????? I am not impressed with samsung this is just ridiculous,
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Oliv3 said:
Soo... My phone is dead when I woke up this morning. Won't turn on, led notification stuck on a solid red. I can't power it off or hard reset. Not Good.....
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wtfff, what happend? update? was it OTA or did you do something else??

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wtfff, what happend? update? was it OTA or did you do something else??
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sounds like his phone took bath salts